Hello.
Zone conference over the last two days was awesome. I had no idea how much a spiritual boost was needed. We had interviews with president on Wednesday and went out on spilts that evening. I knocked doors with Sis. Gibson, the Sr comp for the Abilene sisters. I learned alot from how she teaches. Its almost like adding more tools to the missionary toolbox. :) I used to hate knocking doors, but as of late it has become fun. Talking to people about Christ really softens the wall strangers put up. By the end of the doorstep lesson, whether or not they accept a return visit, their very disposition has changed.
I love serving in texas because religion is real. Its not just, "Hey sweet! Church!" Its a relationship with our Creator. Everything we teach revolves around Christ and adds to their foundation in Him they've already started to form. Love love love it.I feel like I don't write home enough about spiritual experiences. Partially because it is hard for me to capture them in the format of an email without down playing them, also because its not uncommon to sit by someone in the library who is listening to metal music too loud for their earphones. Super bugs. Kills the spirit.
Last week, the sisters and I had some extra time after a district meeting and decided to knock some apartments before our next appointment. The very first door we knocked was answered by a young mom with her 5 week old baby. Cutest little guy EVVVER (besides nephew North, of course). She was so open and didn't have that hesitation that most people do when three overdressed people randomly show up on their front step.
Over the course of the conversation, we learned that she makes her choices based on how she feels after she prays about things and has some hesitations about the church she is attending. When we asked if she has been baptized, she told us that she hasn't because she is still looking for the right person to do it. "Just because you are clergy doesn't mean you can baptize someone..." Every once in a blue moon, we come across people like her who are LOOKING for the truth and are beyond ready to receive it. Sometimes we even become a little stumbled because they take it in faster than we can teach them about it.
On our second appointment, we taught her about how through Jesus Christ her family can be together forever- the Plan of Salvation. I love teaching that lesson. God is so mindful of where we are in life as individuals. By the end of the lesson, sister Tall gave me the look that I know all too well. So, I looked at the young mom and asked her if she would pray to know if what we had taught her is true and if she would be be baptized by someone who does have that authority from God. She said yes!!!!! She proceeded to tell us that we were answer to prayer and that she and her husband have started reading the Book of Mormon nightly. I cried, she cried, Sister Wilson cried, and Sister Tall smiled. Because she has more control than the rest of us. After the lesson, I learned something. My comps were telling me how well i taught and how powerful the invite was, but I didn't want to accept it. It wasn't ME! The words were given to me by the spirit and that is how this young mom learned it. It would be taking taking the glory for myself to say that my teaching simply came from intelligence or experience of my own. We aren't here on our own errand, its the Lord's and I love it. We are so excited to keep teaching her. She is so sweet.
So, I went over to Harbor Freight last week and bought dental tools for $5 and some latex gloves. It's a nerdy dream come true. I miss dental work!!!! But I got my fix cleaning Sister Tall's and Wilson's teeth the other day. A win-win, if you will.love you all.
Outta time.
peace like a river *ppssssssst*
sister orr
